SS 8 – Civilizations

Updated February 28, 2023

Citefast- use this online resource to create your bibliography 

Biography in Context

Britannica School
Britannica ImageQuest

Gale Virtual Books
Science in Context
WebPath Express – pre-screened links via Library catalogue
– click on WebPath Express on the left side menu
– put in the search term
World Book Advanced
World Book Student
World Book Discover
World History in Context

Africa
The Story of Africa – BBC – links on left side bar
West African Kingdoms – index on the right side
Ghana: Historical West African empire – Encyclopedia Britannica

Ancient Kush – BlackPast.org
The wealth of Africa: The Kingdom of Kush – The British Museum

Swahili
The wealth of Africa:  The Swahili Coast – The British Museum
East Africa: Swahili religion – History in Context – more links on right sidebar

China: Song Dynasty (960 – 1279)
Song Dynasty – Britannica School 
The Song Dynasty in China – Columbia University
Song Dynasty: Definition, Achievements & Facts – Study.com
Song Dynasty – ChinaKnowledge.de
The Song Dynasty – LibreTexts
Song Dynasty – WorldHistory.org
The Song Dynasty: Technology, Commerce, and Prosperity – University of Tennessee

China: Ming Dynasty (1368 – 1644)
Ming Dynasty – Britannica School
Ming Dynasty – Encyclopedia Britannica
Ming Dynasty – ChinaKnowledge.de
Ming Dynasty – World History Encyclopedia
An Introduction to the Ming Dynasty – Khan Academy
The Ming Dynasty – University of Washington
The Ming Dynasty – University of Oregon
Chinese Dynasties – Ford Library and Museum; has links to other dynasties

India: Mughal Empire (1526 – 1761)
Mughal Dynasty – Britannica School
India: from 750 to c. 1200 – Encyclopedia Britannica
India map: c.1200 – c. 1500 – Britannica Kids
Mughal Empire – BBC
Mughal Empire  and Historical Reputation: Crash Course World History – 11:43  min video
Mughal Empire – Khan Academy
The Mughal Empire and Its Successors – UNESCO

Islamic Spain and Ottoman Empire
Islamic Spain
Islamic Spain – BBC
Umayyad Dynasty – Encyclopedia
Al-Andalus. History of the Rise and Fall of Islamic Spain – Spain thenandnow

Ottoman Empire (1301 – 1556)
Note:  the Ottoman Empire lasted until 1918
Ottoman Empire – BBC
Ottoman Empire during World War One – BBC
Ottoman Empire – History.com
Ottoman Empire – Khan Academy

Medieval Japan 
The Edo Period in Japanese History – Victoria and Albert Museum
Medieval Japan – Encyclopedia Britannica
Medieval Japan – Columbia University
Tokugawa Shogunate – Khan Academy
Shogunate – Encyclopedia Britannica
Social Structure
Japan under the Shoguns
Tokugawa Political System
Shogunate – Encyclopedia Britannica

Islamic Spain
BBC – Religion
Muslim Spain – BBC

Haida
Haida – Canadian Encyclopedia

Haida – Canadian Museum of History – information on people & land, art and villages
Northwest Coastal People – Canada’s First Peoples – an excellent source
Haida: The People and the Land – Canadian Museum of History
Haida – SFU
Haida Warfare – Canadian Museum of History
Council of the Haida Nation

 

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